Action Research in Hospital Settings: A Literature Review of International Nursing Journals / 간호행정학회지

PURPOSE: Purpose of this study was to identify major trends of action research from 2006 to 2013 and suggest directions for activating and advancing domestic action research in nursing. METHODS: A review was made of 118 action research studies in hospital settings reported in international journals. Search from PubMed, Ovid, and CINHAL was done using analysis criteria developed by the researchers. General and methodological characteristics and focus on changing outcomes of action research were analyzed. RESULTS: The major group of researchers belonged to colleges/universities (40.7%). Methods included use of qualitative methods (61.0%), research questions (24.6%), and use of theoretical models (35.6%). Prevalent data collection methods were interviews (20.2%), and 48.3% showed more than a 1-cycle process including spiral circulation structure. Focus of changing outcomes of the 56 papers including more than 1-cycle were practice (66.1%), environment (8.9%), client-nurse (7.1%). CONCLUSION: Trends in action research in nursing were identified providing necessary reasons to increase action research in nursing as follows: needs of various researchers including stakeholders as well as healthcare providers, various research designs including unconstrained reflection and writing, specific presentation of adapted theoretical models and action strategies, and quality assurance for validity and reliability of research processes and outcomes.

A Journey to Action Research in a Clinical Nursing Context / 간호행정학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Action Research (AR) approach in nursing. METHODS: Participants were 64 perioperative nurses recruited from C hospital in Gwangju, Korea. The nurses were engaged in the project through 2 cycles of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. A mixed-methods design was used to examine changes in participants and their knowledge management practice. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 program and qualitative reflection data underwent content analysis. RESULTS: During the project, participants developed standardized pre-operative checklists and opened an Internet Cafe to better manage their perioperative nursing information. At the end of the project, there was a significant increase in nurses' knowledge management (p=.015) and the rate of surgical material prescription errors decreased from 8.0% to 2.9%. Core AR project team members' teamwork skills and organizational commitment increased significantly (p=.040, p=.301, respectively). The main themes that emerged from the qualitative data were learning how to solve problems in practice, facilitating team activities through motivation, barriers of large participation, and rewarded efforts and inflated expectations. CONCLUSION: The AR project contributed to empowering participants to solve local problems. AR is a useful methodology to promote changes in practices and research participants.

Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, pneumoretroperitoneum, and pneumoperitoneum secondary to colonic perforation during colonoscopy / 대한마취과학회지

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Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, pneumoretroperitoneum, and pneumoperitoneum secondary to colonic perforation during colonoscopy / 대한마취과학회지

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Tension pneumothorax occurred by tumescent solution injection during delay extended latissimus dorsi flap : A case report

Tension pneumothorax is known as a rare complication of breast augmentation surgery, but can occur more than expected. This is a case of a 34-year-old woman who was to receive delay extended latissimus dorsi flap under general anesthesia. The patient was injected the tumescent solution by 25 gauge spinal needle preoperatively. In the course of operation, the peak inspiratory pressure was increased gradually. At the moment of changing the position from supine to sitting position, the blood pressure decreased to 75/45 mmHg. We took the chest radiography, which showed typical findings of tension pneumothorax of right side. Prompt needle aspiration and chest tube insertion relieved tension pneumothorax. The patient's vital signs got stabilized and there was no visible remained pneumothorax at following chest radiography taken. We should pay attention to the possible occurrence of devastating pneumothorax during breast augmentation surgery, especially local infiltration using long needle is performed.

Bilateral Tension Pneumothorax and Bronchospasm in the Patients with Recent History of Croup: A case report / 대한마취과학회지

Tension pneumothorax is a rare but critical complication of mechanical ventilation. Many researchers regard elevated peak inspiratory pressure as a major etiology for pneumothorax during ventilatory care. Bronchospasm is another adverse events under general anesthesia and it has been reported that the risk of bronchospasm is increased in the children with recent upper respiratory infection. We have experienced a case of recurrent bronchospasm which finally ends up with bilateral tension pneumothorax and debilitating consequences. A 2 year-old boy with a history of croup one week before neuroblastoma excision operation developed several times of bronchospasm attacks during the operation. Episodes of bronchospasm continued in the ICU and complicated with sudden postoperative bilateral tension pneumothorax. Pneumothorax possibly associated with bronchospasm was rarely reported until now. Therefore, we present this case with the literature review.